Mastering

Mastering is the final stage of the production process. This is the last chance to check, balance, EQ, correct, and enhance your music before it’s released. We have the skills, technology, and experience. We can bring out the potential in your recordings to a level comparable with any commercially released material.

Everything recorded in the Recording Studio/Control Room can be mastered in house to a highly professional standard.

Should require your existing tracks to be mastered, we can also master those tracks for you. If your tracks are for digital release, you can send us the tracks. We will have them mastered and optimised. Then they will be sent back to you. If your tracks are for CD release, you can send us the tracks either online or by any other means. We can provide you with a professionally mastered CD.

We can optimise any recordings made at Rocking Horse. We can also optimise recordings done elsewhere. Our goal is to reach the very highest level, ensuring it sounds as good as any commercially released material. This is achieved by using the very latest mastering software and equipment. We optimise your music ready for either CD release. This also prepares it for online release such as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc. CD releases can also be ‘red book’ mastered to include commercially important information such as ISRC codes and UPC/EAN (barcodes). We also offer online mastering services should you need to have tracks mastered that have been recorded elsewhere. Our resident sound engineer/producer has worked in mastering houses worldwide. This includes vinyl mastering houses. He has collected a wealth of knowledge and experience. With this experience, he can master a wide range of projects.

Everything recorded at Rocking Horse will be mastered to the very highest level. Don’t just take our word for it! Check out some material that has been mastered at Rocking Horse. The material demonstrates tracks before they were mastered. It also includes the tracks after they had been mastered in the Rocking Horse Studio.

PRICES

Tracks recorded at Rocking Horse are mastered as part of the recording deal. However, you will need to book a later session in the studio/control room. This costs £20 an hour to complete the final mix/mastering.

Tracks that have been recorded elsewhere can be mastered for £20 each track. There are special deals should a full album for example needs to be mastered.

Any queries regarding mixing please call our resident sound engineer/producer

Neil directly: 07758 509744, call Rocking Horse: 0191 385 0595 or email: rockinghorserehearsalrooms@gmail.com